Planning
ARIZONA
Desert Diamond Casinos is planning to build West Valley Casino in Glendale. The project involves constructing a two-story, 200,000-sq-ft building at 9431 W. Northern Ave. It is being designed by JCJ Architecture, and the Penta Building Group has been selected as the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in October 2023. The project is valued at $450 million. Desert Diamond Casinos, P.O. Box 837, Sells, 85634. DR#23-00138836.
ARIZONA
DPR Construction Inc. is carrying out an expansion of the Meta Mesa Data Center campus in Mesa. The project entails three new two-story buildings that will total 1,542,871 sq ft. They are being designed by Sheehan, Nagle, Hartray Architects. Construction is expected to be completed by July 2024. The project is valued at $925 million. DPR Construction Inc., 222 N. 44th St., Phoenix, 85034. DR#22-00614460.
ARIZONA
Salt River Project is planning to construct the CO Bar Solar Farm in Flagstaff. The 1,200-MW solar power plant and 824-MWh storage complex will be constructed in two phases. Each phase will occupy up to 2,400 acres on Babbitt Ranches private land in Coconino County. It will have the potential to expand the storage part of the project in the future from 824 MWh to 4 GWh, given the size of the interconnection position. The electricity generated by the facility will be supplied to the Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service utilities under 20-year busbar power purchase agreements. Construction is expected to start in November 2023 and be completed by July 2025. The project is valued at $1.35 billion. Salt River Project, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 85288. DR#21-00865014.
NEVADA
Gridflex Energy LLC is planning to construct the White Pine Pumped Storage Closed Loop Hydroelectric Plant on a 1,095-acre site eight miles northeast of Ely. The 1,000-MW energy storage project will include two reservoirs, underground generation equipment and a new transmission line. One of the reservoirs will be in the Duck Creek Range and the other in the Steptoe Valley near Highway 93. Energy for pumping, and power generated by the project, will be delivered through a new 25-mile-long transmission line connecting the project with the Robinson Summit Substation. It is being designed by Mott MacDonald. Construction is expected to start in March 2025 and be completed by February 2031. The project is valued at $1.49 billion. Gridflex Energy LLC, 1210 W. Franklin St., Boise, Idaho, 83702. DR#11-00639991.
NEVADA
Athletics Investment Group LLC, which owns the Oakland A’s baseball club, is planning to build the team’s new stadium on the former site of the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. The 30,000-seat stadium will have a partially retractable roof. MA Mortenson Co. has been chosen as the construction manager, and McCarthy Building Cos. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in November 2024 and be completed by July 2027. The project is valued at $1.5 billion. Athletics Investment Group LLC, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, Calif., 94621. DR#23-00032658.
NEVADA
Hard Rock International (USA) Inc. is planning to build a new Hard Rock Hotel at 34 S. Las Vegas Blvd. in Las Vegas. The 600-ft-tall guitar-shaped hotel will be 36 stories, total 1,208,301 sq ft and contain 660 rooms. It will include a 48,000-sq-ft casino and 96,000 sq ft of retail space. It is being designed by Klai Juba Wald Architects. Construction is expected to start in February 2024 and be completed by July 2025. The project is valued at $1.1 billion. Hard Rock International (USA) Inc., 5701 Stirling Road, Davie, Fla., 33314. DR#22-00451709.
